James Pike (representative)
James Pike (November 10, 1818 – July 26, 1895) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire and served with the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Salisbury, Massachusetts, Pike pursued classical studies, then studied theology at Wesleyan University in Connecticut from 1837 to 1839. He served as a minister from 1841 to 1854. He moved to Pembroke, New Hampshire, in 1854. Pike was elected as an Know Nothing, American Party candidate to the 34th United States Congress, Thirty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Republican Party (United States), Republican to the 35th United States Congress, Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1859). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1858. During the American Civil War, Civil War, Pike served as colonel of the 16th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, from November 1, 1862, to August 20, 1863. He fought in the Siege of Port Hudson in 1863. He was an unsuccessful candid ...
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